Barack Obama: “That's what hope is--that thing inside that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days…”

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.